Seriously though, how awful is this for Viking fans? They lost 38-7 at the Linc in the NFC Championship Game, then had to watch the Eagles win the Super Bowl in their home stadium. Now they get to watch the Birds raise the Super Bowl banner to kick off the 2018 season.

It’s a recurring nightmare. It’s like the Groundhog Day movie, but instead of Bill Murray waking up in Punxsutawney, you just continually see Nick Foles throwing bombs down the field. And it never ends. You can’t sleep it off.

For what it’s worth, here’s how the NFL Kickoff Game has played out going back to 2010:

The home defending champions have won four of the last five, though the Pats got totally worked last year at Gillette. They ended up going to the Super Bowl anyway, and Andy Reid and the Chiefs exited with a first round playoff choke.

Kevin has been covering Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started on the Union beat during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to Boyertown High School and West Virginia University and used to write for Philly Voice, Philly Views, MLSSoccer.com, Philadelphiaunion.com, the Canadian Press, and the Philly Soccer Page.
email - kevin@crossingbroad.com